Measuring and registering tap for barrels.



PATENTED JULY 7, 1903.

C. EIGHELLSPIKER. MEASURING AND REGISTERING TAP FOR BARRELS.

APPLIOATION FILED MAR. 19, 1903.

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Patented July *7, 1903.

PATENT FFICE.

MEASURING AND REGISTERING TAP FOR BARRELS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 732,839, dated July 7, 1903. Application filed March 19, 1903- Serlal No. 148,509. (No model.) I

To all whom it may concern: a Be it known that'l, CHARLES EIOHELLSPI- KER, a'citizen of theUnited States, and a resident of Oambridge,county of Middlesex,State of Massachusetts,have invented an Improvement in Measuring and Registering Taps for in connection with the accompanying draw- 1ngs,l 18 a specification, like letterson the drawings representing-like parts. a This invention has for its object the production of simple and effective means for drawing off predetermined or measured portions of the contents of a cask, barrel, or other source of liquid-supply at any desired intervals and to register the number of measured portionsso drawn 01f.

.My apparatus is particularly adapted for to prevent the improper use in public bars, 2o disposal of beer or a glass, and serving to keep a check on the barkeeper or other attendant in charge. The various novel features of my invention a will be described hereinafterand particularly pointed out in the following claims. a Figure 1 is a partial longitudinal sectional View of an apparatus embodying one form of my invention, the sectionbeing taken on. the line 1 1, Fig. 2, thefaucet being closed. Fig. 2 is a top or a plan view of the registering mechanism, thetop of the inclosi being thrownback; and Fig. Sis a sectional detail of such mechanism similar to Fig. 1,

but with the parts in afdifierent position. i 1 Referring to the drawings, the faucet-body elongated and pro- A is shown as tubular and which formsthe inlet port or opening for the liquid to be drawn, being adapted to be attached to a cask, barrel, or other receptacle containing the liquid-supply. A screw-thread a? on the inlet end of thefau'cet-body is shown in Fig. 1 to receive a'coupling of any suit- "able character. The body has a lateral nipple a, constituting an intermediate port,and I to said nipple issecured a measuring-receiver B, of a size to receive a certain quantity of liquid-one glass, forinstan'cefthe receiver beingsh own in Fig. 1 as supported in upright position on the faucet-body. By means of the port the receiver is in constant com Barrels, of which the following description','

other liquors sold by the.

ng casing T vided at or near one end with a discharge. outlet or nozzle a, the other end of said body,

the nozzle and shut it'olf from the supply,

such condition being shown in Fig. 1. The valve fits the-body A snugly and it is attached to a stem o, slidably extended thro'ugha cap a on the outer end of the faucet and having a suitable handle 10 by which the valve may be reciprocated. Viewing Fig. 1, if the stem is pulled outward in the direction of arrow 5 beyond the port a then liquid can pass into and fill the receiver B, a stop-cock b being provided to vent the air in the receiver, if it should become necessary to do so. Supposing the receiver filled, the valve V is then pushed back to the position shown in Fig. 1,. and theinlet end of the faucet is thereby closed, while the liquid in the receiver passes through port a. into the body A and out of the nozzle a, an accurately-measured quantitybeing thereby drawn by eachcomplete reciprocation of the valve. Ihave provided simple and eifective means for registering the number of such measured draftsor portions which may be drawn from the Source of supply, the registering means being accessible only to an authorized person.

A casing D is mounted on the faucet-body and is preferably made of sheet metal, having a lid D, provided with a hasp d, to cooperate,

with a staple d on the casing,so that by means of a padlock, for instance, thecasing and its contents could be securely locked. Two parallel shafts e andfare mounted in bearings 7and 8,-F1'g. 2, in the case, shaft e having a crank e and a ratchet e is secured to the shaft, a detent-pawl e fulcrumed at 9, Fig. 1, cooperating with the ratchet to prevent retrograde rotation of the Shaft, a gravitypawl being shown having a weighted tail a The shafts e and f are located above the faucet-body and transverse thereto, said body having an elongated slot of in its top to register with a similar slot d in the bottom of the casing D. Drums E and F are mounted onsaid shafts, as shown in Fig. 2, andaflexible registering strip or ribbon M is secured to drum E and-adapted to be Wound thereupon oi? the drum F by normal rotation of the shaft e. The strip M may be of cloth and provided with successive numbers thereon to indicate the amount of' money corresponding to the liquid drawn, and the numbers might be, for instance, 5, 10, 15, &c., to indicate five cents and multiples thereof, if the liquid be beer. A guard f bears on the roller-strip on the drum F to keep it smooth and act as a brake to prevent too-rapid rotation of the drum, the shaft f passing through the side wall of the casing and being squared, as at f, Fig. 2, to receive at times a suitable key, as K. A standard e is secured to the valvestem 1: and projects upward through the slots a 61 into the casing, and a pitman e is pivotally connected at one end with the standard by a pin 12 therein passed transversely through a slot 6 in the pitman. The other end of the latter is hooked at c to partly embrace the crank e and a latch e pivoted on the pitman, operates to close the hook and retain the pitman in engagement with the crank.

A cam-lug e is formed on top of the pitman near its rear end to pass under and be engaged by the shaftfwhen the parts are in the position shown in Fig. 1 to slightly depress the pitman and throw it off center, as shown.

Starting with the parts in the position shown in Fig. 1 to draw liquid from the source of supply the operator pulls the valve-stem outward in the direction of arrow 5, thereby permitting the receiver B to fill, and the pitman causes the crankshaft 6 to partly rotate. When the full outward movement of the valve is effected, the standard 6 will be in dottedline position, Fig. 3, slightly beyond the shaft e, the slot e permitting such movement, while .the pitman will be in dotted-line position also. The pawl andratchet hold the shaft 6 from backward rotation, and when the valvestem is pushed inward in the direction of arrow 18, Fig. 3, the standard 6 swings the pitman back to full-line position, and as the inward movement of the valve is completed the crankshaft will be further rotated. Just before the movement of the valve is completed, however, the shaft f engages the camlug e and depresses the crank end of the pitman, throwing it below center, ready for the next outward stroke, as in Fig. 1. As soon as the valve opens port a the liquid in the receiver B is discharged and flows through the nozzle a. There must be a full and complete reciprocation of the valve at each operation, because after a partial forward movement of the valve the pawl and ratchet will prevent its return unless the outward stroke is completed. So, too, the return stroke must be complete or the valve cannot be moved outward. When the registering-strip or ribbon has been wound upon the drum E, the owner of the apparatus unlocks the case, disconnects the pitman from the crank-shaft, and applies the key K to the shaft f. Then by holding back the pawl e the shaft f can be turned to Wind the registering-strip M back upon the drum F, the crank-shaft rotating freely. After this the pawl is released, the pitman connected with the crank, and the casing is locked in readiness for further use.

Having fully described myinvention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a device of the class described, a tubular faucet-body having a lateral nipple constituting an intermediate port between its inlet and discharge ends, a measuring-receiver mounted on the nipple and therethrough being in constant communication with the interior of the body, a reciprocable slide-valve 7 in the faucet-body, movable past the said port to efiect communication between the receiver and either the inlet or discharge end of the body, a valve-stem to operate the valve, and a registering device mounted on the body and operatively connected with the valvestem and operated by each complete reciprocation of the valve to effect filling and emptying of the receiver.

2. In a device of the class described, a tubular faucet-body having a lateral port between its inlet and its discharge nozzle, a measuring-receiver into which said port opens and mounted externally on the body at its inlet end, a slide-valve in the faucet-body, movable past the port to close the inlet or to shut off communication between the receiver and the discharge-nozzle, a valve-stem to reciprocate the valve, to thereby fill and empty the receiver, and a registering device mounted on the body near its nozzle and including a rotatable drum, a detent to prevent retrograde rotation thereof, and connections between the drum and valve-stem to rotate the former by each reciprocation of the latter.

3. In a device of the class described, a tubular faucet-body having a lateral port between its inlet and its discharge nozzle, a measuring receiver into which said port opens, a slide-valve in the faucet-body, movable past the port to close the inlet or to shut off communication between the receiver and the discharge-nozzle, a valve-stem to reciprocate the valve,'a standard on the stem, and a registering device, including a crank-shaft, a pitman connecting it with the standard, and means to throw the pitman beyond deadcenter when the stem is reciprocated.

4. In a measuring and registering faucet, means to measure and discharge a predetermined quantity of liquid, said means including a reciprocating valve, combined with registering means, including a crank-shaft having an attached drum, a pitman operatively connecting the valve and shaft, a device to prevent retrograde rotation of the latter, and

a device to throw the pitman off center when the valve is in position to close the faucet.

5. In a measuring and registering faucet, means to measure and discharge a predetermined quantity of liquid, said means including a reciprocating valve, and its stem, combined with inclosed registering means, in-

cluding a crank-shaft having an attached IIO drum and ratchet, a detent-pawl cooperating withthe latter, a pitman detachably connecting the crank-shaft and valve stem, a

second drum, a flexible" registering-strip adapted to be wound from said drum uponthe shaft-drum, each reciprocation of the valve-stem efiecting onerevolution of the crank-shaft, and a device to throw the pitman 01f center when the valve is in position to close the faucet.

6. In a measuring and registering faucet,

means to measure and discharge a predetermined quantity of liquid, said means including a reciprocating valve, and its stem, a casingmounted on the faucet-body and having a longitudinally-slotted bottom com municating an attached drum and a ratchet, a detentpawl to cooperate with the latter, a pitman connecting the crank-shaft and the standard, an idler-drum, a flexible registering-strip wound upon the drums, outward movement of the valve acting through the pitman to partially rotate the crank-shaft, the latter being higher than the top of the standard, return movement of the valve to close the inlet of the faucet completing the rotation of the crank-shaft, and a device to throw the pitman off center at the inner end of its movement.

' In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES EIOHELLSPIKER. Witnesses:

JOHN G. EDWARDS, EMILY O. Honcns. 

